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Footage showing a senior Cambodian official communicating with smugglers is part of U.S. case against him

Residents of Kampong Sralao II commune in Preah Vihear province’s Chhep district have reported that around 200ha of their community forest land has been encroached upon by squatters from other provinces. They said more than 100 families have allegedly settled on their land without permission and continued to do so despite warnings from local authorities of legal action.

Law enforcement agencies are searching for a group of suspected poachers who escaped into the Trapeang Kreunh community forest. Officers seized several firearms from the suspects’ abandoned vehicle, and are continuing to comb the forest for the suspects.

USAID’s Greening Prey Lang project has provided assistance to the Non-Timber Forest Products-Exchange Programme (NTFP-EP) by printing 3,300 tickets for three community-based ecotourism groups (CBETs) in Stung Treng and Kratie provinces.

Ecommerce sites need not display the China National Wildlife Mark, and there are concerns about where pangolin scales are coming from

USAID’s Greening Prey Lang project has provided assistance to the Non-Timber Forest Products-Exchange Programme (NTFP-EP) by printing 3,300 tickets for three community-based ecotourism groups (CBETs) in Stung Treng and Kratie provinces.

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Dith Tina advised the Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team (WRRT) – an urban law enforcement group set up in 2001 in partnership with Wildlife Alliance Cambodia and tasked with combating illegal wildlife trade – to strengthen cooperation and devise strategic plans to prevent such crime more effectively.

Largest monkey farm in Cambodia meets demands for monkey specimens and live animals for years before being charged for wildlife trafficking.

As COVID-19 sends demand for research macaques soaring, a U.S. court case is raising questions about their origins.

As COVID-19 sends demand for research macaques soaring, a U.S. court case is raising questions about their origins.